5. Vietnam
Foreign workers:
2014 -- $142,200
2013 -- $132,700
Local workers:
2014 -- $26,600
2013 -- $53,300
[Photo: Former Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet (right) and his then-counterpart Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (center) walk during the welcoming ceremony at the Venezuelan presidential palace Miraflores, in Caracas in 2008. During the first visit by a head of state from Vietnam to Venezuela, Triet was expected to sign oil and gas deals with Chavez and conduct other business.] less

1. Australia
Foreign workers:
2014 -- $164,000
2013 -- $171,000
Local workers:
2014 -- $163,700
2013 -- $163,600
[Photo: Chevron’s Gorgon LNG projectt, located on Barrow Island off of Australia’s west coast, is expected to be up and running in 2014. The facility will produce 450,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.] less